UAE enters Samsung's World Cyber Games 2004

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The tournament will be played in two stages. The first stage, which takes place online everyday at www.mplayer-arabia.com for 2 weeks, will begin on the 8th of August and conclude by the third week of the month. Online games will be played between two teams with five players on each side under the supervision of a moderator from Mplayer Arabia. In the second stage the qualifying 16 teams will be invited to play at a specially designed cyber stadium in Wafi City's Wahi Mall between the 25th to the 28th of August 2004.

The final round, which takes place in San Francisco, USA will witness 700 of the world's best gamers from 64 countries competing to win the coveted 'World Cyber Games 2004' championship in addition to a total prize-money of US$ 400,000.

With Samsung's support, the WCG launched in 2000 with a preliminary event called the World Cyber Challenge, was first held officially in 2001 as the World Cyber Games. Since then, WCG has grown to be the greatest global festival for gamers and digital entertainment culture throughout the world, with participation from over 60 countries. Over the last three years, the WCG Grand Final has been held in the Korean cities of Seoul and Daejeon. However, starting with San Francisco in 2004, the WCG Grand Final will continue to be held in different cities across the globe.

About Samsung Electronics
Founded in 1969 in Korea, Samsung Electronics today has 25 production bases worldwide and 59 sales subsidiaries in 46 countries. Samsung Electronics global strategy involves eight main regions: North America, Europe, Southeast Asia, Central Asia, Middle East & Africa (MEA), China, CIS and Latin America. Based on its vision of 'digital convergence' where everything will be integrated through networks, Samsung Electronics has currently positioned itself into four main business units, Home Network, Office Network, Mobile Network, and Core Components, producing the world's most innovative digital products. Currently, Samsung Electronics is the world's largest computer display manufacturer.

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